Longaberger and Franciscan

Maureen's purchases

A Longaberger child's basket

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There were not many sales last Friday. The best one was a ways out of town. Just as we were saying that we know nothing about value of items at garage sales, Maureen spotted a Longaberger basket and told me all about how popular they are back East. She paid fifty cents or a dollar. I found one that sold on E-Bay (without the liner) for $10.50-- well done, Maureen! I'll add them to my radar.

 It's super cute.  Don't you think?

At the same sale, I found these retro dishes from the 60's and 70's. I especially like the ones on the right which are Taylor, Smith, & Taylor -- the Honey Gold pattern. The ones on the left are Franciscan, the Antigua pattern. I looked them up when I got home and found out that they are somewhat collectible. They were packed in 1992 newspapers, and you could almost hear them whisper "thank you" when I washed them by hand. Luckily, there was one shelf left in the garage that still needed filling...

My purchases

The candlesticks are silverplated. The miniature milk can is stainless steel. The fruit basket is probably from Target or so. But at 75 cents I think it's a nice addition to my kitchen.

Not pictured are a drinking fountain for the church cat, and a casserole dish. Total cost of the morning: $25

Because there weren't that many sales, we ended the morning at the Daue House, where Maureen found a nice side table that she was looking for.

All in all, a great morning. Oh, and we found nothing that had a Dutch connection. Not even remotely.

Three fruit bowls. The wired one is new. The blue one is from Holland from the 60's (not a garage sale find), We found the fluted Pyrex bowl last Sunday at an estate sale in Portland. They look sweet together.